Poverty and Development Division
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last updated : 14 September 2000

Overcoming institutional constraints to implementing macroeconomic policies
(LDC series no. 1, 1997)

Contents



PREFACE

Part One

I. SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Major findings and conclusions of the consultative meeting

II. MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONS

III. MACROECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS AND THE DECISION-MAKING ENVIRONMENT
A. Macroeconomic institutions
B. Policy implementation: regime and instruments

IV. MACROECONOMIC POLICY PROCESS: SOME ILLUSTRATIVE CASES AND LESSONS
A. Policy rules and guidelines
B. Policy coordination
C. Capital inflows and coercive sterilization
D. Large foreign aid inflows
E. Financial sector liberalization and development
F. Efforts to build tax administration capacity
G. Efforts to build institutional capacity

V. SELECTED ADDITIONAL ISSUES
A. Institutional framework for a market-based development strategy
B. Structure of the financial sector
C. Participation of private sector and public awareness
D. Data collection and monitoring systems for macroeconomic variables
E. Regional cooperation



Part Two

VI. MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN BANGLADESH
A. Macroeconomic environment
B. Macroeconomic policy institutions

VII. MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
A. Macroeconomic environment
B. Macroeconomic policy institutions

VIII. MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
A. Macroeconomic environment
B . Macroeconomic policy institutions

IX. MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN SAMOA
A. Macroeconomic environment
B. Macroeconomic policy institution

X. MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS IN THAILAND
A. Macroeconomic environment
B. Macroeconomic policy institutions



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